Im going to purchase my barefoot horse some hoof boot's, but before I invest in those I would like to purchase a file of some sort to be able to file his feet to keep them the same size to fit the boots. Our farrier comes out about every 2-3 months or so (Rusty gets ridden allot, and his feet stay nice and filed down naturally, but when I start putting the boots on, they wont be filed down anymore) so on our farriers 'off' times between the months that she doesnt come out, I would like to be able to file his feet down. I WILL have her show me how to file them down correctly, but I wanted to ask, should I be getting a riders rasp, or like a 'real' farriers rasp, and any other ideas to keep his feet filed down, I will be glad for! If any of you guys use hoof boots, how do you keep them fitting your horse? File them? What?

E v e r yhorse is good for something. You dont throw a whole life away just cause he's banged up a little...

A regular rasp is cheaper. Aren't those rider rasps like $35-40? I can get a farriers Rasp for $10-12 unless you are going really nice. Plus once you learn how to use it (and please do before messing with your horse's feet on your own) it won't be any harder than a rider's rasp.

All I pay my psychiatrist is cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day!

I went with a real rasp, it's probably harder to use, and I did my knuckles quite a few times, but with the price of the riders rasp and the limited positions your can use it in I think your are better off with the real thing.

Ok, I want to know where you guys are buying rasp for $10. I just paid $30 for one last week, and that's on the cheaper side of things.
If you are worried about your hands get some leather work gloves to wear.

So in lies the madness, the pursuit of the impossible in the face of the complete assurance that you will fail, and yet still you chase.

Ok, I want to know where you guys are buying rasp for $10. I just paid $30 for one last week, and that's on the cheaper side of things.
If you are worried about your hands get some leather work gloves to wear.

I know a number of places that sell cheap rasps(ebay for one), but find you get what you pay for - the cheaper ones I've experienced haven't been as sharp as my oldest bluntest ones.

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